Black men, now is the time to enter the trades. No excuses

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Im tryna tell y'all. I've been in the industry for about 6 years years. Everytime i speak to the field guys it's the same story. Because people are indoctrined to going to college, There's skilled trades shortages everywhere, these unions are dying for more skilled folks. Went to a couple big conventions and labor shortage was the topic of several speeches.

Unions will start you off at $15/hr, give you free schooling to go one day a week, and then you journeyman in 4 years. All the jobsites i been to, the carpenters and electricians I spoke to all make $50/hr with crazy benefits.

And before y'all say it's hard on the body, you don't have to stay for long. Get in, make journeyman, and stack up before going to college. Have a cushy office job by 35 or so.

Brehs begging for student loan forgiveness, yeah ain't no telling when that shyt coming. With a trade you don't gotta ask for shyt. I'd have been way further in life ahead had I started a trade right outta highschool.

 

[High Art]

You have to lay it out for them. I don't mean this as an insult but a lot of younger kids don't know a lot of about this or that career, especially in our community. There is a lot of opportunity out there and if many of them had the career guidance, a lot of them would be on top of shyt easily. This applies to a lot of careers too, not just trades.

 

[kevm3]

The main reason that the trades are so lucrative now is because society en-masse told their kids to avoid the trades because they don't pay well. This created a surge of young people who went for the so called 'knowledge jobs' and left a huge demand for the trades, hence the pay going up. Once everybody gets back into the trades, the salaries will go down.

I'd say that the trades can be a good option for now, but you have to keep an eye on the future and make moves so that you aren't solely reliant on the trades, because once people start rushing back, your pockets could be hurting.

 

[semicko82]

Im tryna tell y'all. I've been in the industry for about 6 years years. Everytime i speak to the field guys it's the same story. Because people are indoctrined to going to college, There's skilled trades shortages everywhere, these unions are dying for more skilled folks. Went to a couple big conventions and labor shortage was the topic of several speeches.

Unions will start you off at $15/hr, give you free schooling to go one day a week, and then you journeyman in 4 years. All the jobsites i been to, the carpenters and electricians I spoke to all make $50/hr with crazy benefits.

And before y'all say it's hard on the body, you don't have to stay for long. Get in, make journeyman, and stack up before going to college. Have a cushy office job by 35 or so.

Brehs begging for student loan forgiveness, yeah ain't no telling when that shyt coming. With a trade you don't gotta ask for shyt. I'd have been way further in life ahead had I started a trade right outta highschool.

What industry are you in

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

That includes IT imo


5 years in and im working from home 90% of the time making 38/hr, smoking weed and studying certs for my next job all day.

I'm onsite today though preparing for a new employee onboarding

 

[OfTheCross]

Im tryna tell y'all. I've been in the industry for about 6 years years. Everytime i speak to the field guys it's the same story. Because people are indoctrined to going to college, There's skilled trades shortages everywhere, these unions are dying for more skilled folks. Went to a couple big conventions and labor shortage was the topic of several speeches.

Unions will start you off at $15/hr, give you free schooling to go one day a week, and then you journeyman in 4 years. All the jobsites i been to, the carpenters and electricians I spoke to all make $50/hr with crazy benefits.

And before y'all say it's hard on the body, you don't have to stay for long. Get in, make journeyman, and stack up before going to college. Have a cushy office job by 35 or so.

Brehs begging for student loan forgiveness, yeah ain't no telling when that shyt coming. With a trade you don't gotta ask for shyt. I'd have been way further in life ahead had I started a trade right outta highschool.

Fax. It's a guaranteed way to feed yourself and your family

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

The main reason that the trades are so lucrative now is because society en-masse told their kids to avoid the trades because they don't pay well. This created a surge of young people who went for the so called 'knowledge jobs' and left a huge demand for the trades, hence the pay going up. Once everybody gets back into the trades, the salaries will go down.

I'd say that the trades can be a good option for now, but you have to keep an eye on the future and make moves so that you aren't solely reliant on the trades, because once people start rushing back, your pockets could be hurting.

This will.take decades....

You have a generation of young people that drank to tech kool-aid....

 

[Godless Socialist CEO]

Why would I enter the trades I have a finance degree?

With that said my cousin is studying to be a plumber and looking to start his own food truck(he’s currently a cook at a restaurant) I’m quite proud of him

 

[Oatmeal]

Why would I enter the trades I have a finance degree?

With that said my cousin is studying to be a plumber and looking to start his own food truck(he’s currently a cook at a restaurant) I’m quite proud of him

I mean if you pick a trade and have a home you'd save money in the long run because of stuff you'd be able to DIY instead of hiring someone, as well as making side money doing stuff for others if you don't want to go all in with it. Skills pay bills

 

[jilla82]

the fact that you have to tell people "get a skill that makes you money" tells you everything about the state of "the community"

cats complain about lack of jobs but have no skills to actually get a job

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Why would I enter the trades I have a finance degree?

With that said my cousin is studying to be a plumber and looking to start his own food truck(he’s currently a cook at a restaurant) I’m quite proud of him

This obviously doesn't apply to already established people

 

[feelosofer]

I agree. If you are young and don't have a degree that pays you should look into a trade. There is a national shortage of plumbers, HVAC, electricians especially. Especially in the midwest and south.

 

[beenz]

Im tryna tell y'all. I've been in the industry for about 6 years years. Everytime i speak to the field guys it's the same story. Because people are indoctrined to going to college, There's skilled trades shortages everywhere, these unions are dying for more skilled folks. Went to a couple big conventions and labor shortage was the topic of several speeches.

Unions will start you off at $15/hr, give you free schooling to go one day a week, and then you journeyman in 4 years. All the jobsites i been to, the carpenters and electricians I spoke to all make $50/hr with crazy benefits.

And before y'all say it's hard on the body, you don't have to stay for long. Get in, make journeyman, and stack up before going to college. Have a cushy office job by 35 or so.

Brehs begging for student loan forgiveness, yeah ain't no telling when that shyt coming. With a trade you don't gotta ask for shyt. I'd have been way further in life ahead had I started a trade right outta highschool.

I'm a HUGE fan of the trades. wish I did it. I also encouraged my kids to do it if they don't wanna go to college.

not only do u incur ZERO debt with the trades, but most times, they are paying you to learn your trade. it's a double win

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

The main reason that the trades are so lucrative now is because society en-masse told their kids to avoid the trades because they don't pay well. This created a surge of young people who went for the so called 'knowledge jobs' and left a huge demand for the trades, hence the pay going up. Once everybody gets back into the trades, the salaries will go down.

I'd say that the trades can be a good option for now, but you have to keep an eye on the future and make moves so that you aren't solely reliant on the trades, because once people start rushing back, your pockets could be hurting.

No offense breh, but you have no idea what you talking about. Trades always been paid good money. All you gotta do is talk to the older generation. If you were nothing but a laborer working on rooftops then yeah your pay was low. SKILLED trades always been paid top dollar, especially since unions

The main problem with trades is uneducated opinions and people wanting to party in college

 

[RareHunter]

Im tryna tell y'all. I've been in the industry for about 6 years years. Everytime i speak to the field guys it's the same story. Because people are indoctrined to going to college, There's skilled trades shortages everywhere, these unions are dying for more skilled folks. Went to a couple big conventions and labor shortage was the topic of several speeches.

Unions will start you off at $15/hr, give you free schooling to go one day a week, and then you journeyman in 4 years. All the jobsites i been to, the carpenters and electricians I spoke to all make $50/hr with crazy benefits.

And before y'all say it's hard on the body, you don't have to stay for long. Get in, make journeyman, and stack up before going to college. Have a cushy office job by 35 or so.

Brehs begging for student loan forgiveness, yeah ain't no telling when that shyt coming. With a trade you don't gotta ask for shyt. I'd have been way further in life ahead had I started a trade right outta highschool.

What trades can a black man get into right now? Give ideas breh. I’m trying to chnge fields breh.